WA Today Article

The world premiere of Rai Fazio's film Two Fists One Heart will see stars and paparazzi swarm in Perth, on March 4.

The film's premiere is fabulous timing. Many of the actors in the film about local identity Fazio's life have recently hit the big time, or are about to tackle other high profile jobs.

Their combined star power will see Fazio's film, which he battled to get made after funding dramas, attract a lot of attention.

Perth actress Jessica Marais is now highly recognizable, due to her role on Channel Seven's popular drama Packed to the Rafters. She plays Rachel Rafter, the daughter of Rebecca Gibney and Erik Thomson's characters in the television series. The stunning blonde NIDA graduate grew up in Perth and Two Fists One Heart is her first feature film.

Tim Minchin, who is another Perth local starring in the film, is currently featuring in cinemas in a documentary called Rock N Roll Nerd about his amazing rise to fame. His song 'Drowned' features on the Two Fists One Heart soundtrack and Minchin will be touring Australia when the film is released.

Australian actor Daniel Amalm stars as Anthony Argo, a character based on Fazio's experience growing up in a sometimes violent world of boxing.

Amalm, who is also a musician, has penned a single for the film, which is called 'Like No Other' and due for release on March 7.

Karl Bin Rashid, a young Indigenous actor from Broome, was one of 10 Aboriginal boys to be flown to Fox Studios in Sydney for a week long workshop with Baz Luhrmann prior to the filming of Australia. While the role of Nullah in the big budget film went to fellow Broome boy Brandon Walters, Rashid has been cast inBran Nue Dae where he will star with Geoffrey Rush in another Australian film in production.

Two Fists One Heart director Shawn Seet has signed on to direct the second series of Underbelly, the gutsy Australian television series that won viewer's hearts as well as awards.

Two Fists One Heart features plenty of Perth urban landscapes, and many Perth people who answered the call for extras to cheer on the actors as hard-hitting boxing scenes were filmed at Challenge Stadium.

The red carpet premiere is rumoured to be so big the entire Greater Union Innaloo Megaplex will be booked out for the occasion.